The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian astronaut safe after space alert: Nasa Italian austronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is "safe and doing well" at the International Space Station after an alert sounded on Wednesday that could indicate a dangerous ammonia leak, but may have been a false alarm, the US space agency said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150114/italian-astronaut-safe-after-space-alert-nasa Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:43:21 +0100 italian-astronaut-safe-after-space-alert-nasa Italian astronaut returns to Earth Three astronauts returned to Earth Monday, following a 166-day mission, bringing the Olympic torch back from the International Space Station after a historic space walk. https://www.thelocal.it/20131111/italian-astronaut-returns-to-earth Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:15:00 +0100 italian-astronaut-returns-to-earth Italian astronaut tells of drowning horror Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano on Wednesday recounted the terrifying minutes last month when he felt he was drowning in his spacesuit after it sprang a still unexplained leak during a spacewalk. https://www.thelocal.it/20130821/italian-astronaut-tells-of-spacewalk-drowning-horror Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:21:00 +0200 italian-astronaut-tells-of-spacewalk-drowning-horror NASA launches probe into failed spacewalk The US space agency said on Tuesday it is launching a second investigation into a leaking helmet that forced an abrupt halt to an Italian astronaut's spacewalk last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20130723/nasa-launches-probe-into-failed-spacewalk Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:40:39 +0200 nasa-launches-probe-into-failed-spacewalk NASA calls off Italian's spacewalk after glitch NASA cut short a spacewalk at the International Space Station on Tuesday after an Italian astronaut discovered water leaking in his helmet, puzzling engineers as to the cause. https://www.thelocal.it/20130716/nasa-calls-off-italians-spacewalk-after-glitch Tue, 16 Jul 2013 18:05:00 +0200 nasa-calls-off-italians-spacewalk-after-glitch Italy's first spacewalker filmed live by NASA Astronaut Luca Parmitano became the first Italian to walk in space on Tuesday, nearly six weeks after arriving at the International Space Station. https://www.thelocal.it/20130709/italys-first-spacewalker-filmed-live-by-nasa Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:55:00 +0200 italys-first-spacewalker-filmed-live-by-nasa